Animal groups are often organized hierarchically, with dominant individuals gaining priority
access to resources and reproduction over subordinate individuals. Initial dominance …

Across species, social hierarchies are often governed by dominance relations. In humans,
where there are multiple culturally valued axes of distinction, social hierarchies can take a …

A century ago, foundational work by Thorleif Schjelderup-Ebbe described a 'pecking order'in
chicken societies, where individuals could be ordered according to their ability to exert their …

Dominance interactions and hierarchies are of long-standing interest in the field of animal
behaviour. Currently, dominance hierarchies are viewed as complex social structures …

Analysing social networks is challenging. Key features of relational data require the use of
non‐standard statistical methods such as developing system‐specific null, or reference …

Although social hierarchies are recognized as dynamic systems, they are typically treated as
static entities for practical reasons. Here, we ask what we can learn from a dynamical view of …

In many animal societies, individuals differ consistently in their ability to win agonistic
interactions, resulting in dominance hierarchies. These differences arise due to a range of …

Dominance hierarchies typically emerge in systems where group members regularly
encounter and compete for resources. In birds, the 'open'and dynamic structure of foraging …

Individuals and societies are linked through a feedback loop of mutual influence.
Demographic turnover shapes group composition and structure by adding and removing …

Dominance behaviours have been collected for many groups of animals since 1922 and
serve as a foundation for research on social behaviour and social structure. Despite a …